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WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Morgan Kane ran for a career-high 228 yards and a touchdown and Matthew Burdick kicked four field goals as Wake Forest raced to a 19-point lead then hung on to upset No. 12 Georgia Tech, 26-23. Quarterback Ben Sankey also was sharp for Wake Forest (6-5, 3-5 ACC), which secured its first winning season since 1992 and became bowl eligible with the victory. Sankey completed 10-of-13 passes for 88 yards, including an eight-yard scoring strike to Chris McCoy that staked the Demon Deacons to an early 7-0 lead. Wake Forest led 26-7 early in the fourth quarter before Georgia Tech, which was held under 30 points for the first time this season, scored twice in the final five minutes. The win snapped a four-game losing streak to the Yellow Jackets and raised its record in the series to 6-16. "It's great," Wake Forest coach Jim Caldwell said. "I'm happy for these kids. They worked extremely hard. It's great to win against a real good football team.... it's quite an accomplishment." Georgia Tech (7-3, 5-3) quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Joe Hamilton was 23-of-40 for 281 yards. During the contest he eclipsed Shawn Jones' school record for passing yards with 8,540. He also became the first player in ACC history to surpass 10,000 yards of offense, passing for 8,541 and rushing for 1,664. Wake Forest's 3-5 conference record is tied for fifth while Georgia Tech's cost them sole possession of second place. "It's obviously a setback but we still have another big game left to play and we really didn't deserve to win today. I thought Wake Forest deserved to win and got the win," Georgia Tech coach George O'Leary said. "I told them that we would make it, even if we had to have our own bowl game right here in our backyard," Caldwell added. Wake Forest took a 7-0 advantage 4:21 into the contest when Sankey found McCoy. Kane's four-yard run just under a minute into the second quarter extended the lead to 14-0. Kane recorded his eighth career 100-yard game and moved into third place on the Demon Deacons' all-time rushing list with 2,554 yards. His 228 yards today surpassed his previous high of 211 against Army on September 11 and were 228 more than he had last week in a shocking loss to Duke. Burdick pushed the lead to 20-0 at the half with field goals 3:32 apart later in the second quarter. Burdick, who converted kicks of 22, 40, 36 and 35 yards, has made 16-of-23 field goal attempts this season. Sean Gregory got Georgia Tech on the board with a two-yard score midway through the third quarter. But two more field goals by Burdick pushed the lead to 26-7 with 4:41 remaining in the contest. Hamilton got the Yellow Jackets within two scores by finding Brett Basquin with a 25-yard scoring strike. Georgia Tech converted the two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 26-15 with 4:36 left. The Yellow Jackets defense held and forced a punt, which it blocked. Jeremy Muyres recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown and Kerry Watkins ran in the two-point conversion to draw Georgia Tech within 26-23 with 3:27 to go. Watkins set career highs with six receptions for 90 yards. "They made some plays but in the second half we had some opportunities, just too late," O'Leary added. "We just didn't take advantage of anything the whole game."
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